Mary Brian
- Born: 7 Apr 1792, Sydney New South Wales, Australia 768
- Marriage (1): John Smith (James Sidebottom) on 11 Jul 1814 in Church of England, Parramatta, St. John's, New South Wales, Australia 766
- Marriage (2): William Furber on 1 Jan 1808 in Church of England, Parramatta, St. John's NSW, Australia 897
- Died: 1867, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia at age 75
 General Notes:
Biography of Mary Brian
Early Australian-born mother
Mary Brian (or Bryan) was born 7 April 1792 at Sydney Cove (making her one of the first few hundred Australians of European heritage), the eldest daughter of Anthony Brian </familyhistory/getperson.php?personID=I0055&tree=DavoTree> and Elizabeth Dean </familyhistory/getperson.php?personID=I0056&tree=DavoTree>, both of whom had arrived in the Colony as convicts in the Second Fleet. On 4 January 1808, at age 15, she married another Second Fleeter, William Furber </familyhistory/getperson.php?personID=I0053&tree=DavoTree>. William was a pioneer of the Kissing Point area and a successful farmer, and they had a son, George </getperson.php?personID=I0051&tree=DavoTree> on 18 December 1810.
William died in July 1811, aged 45, and in 1814 Mary went on to marry John Smith, who had arrived in the colony the same year as a convict on the General Hewitt. In 1817 Smith was found guilty of stealing tobacco from his master and was transported to Newcastle. The family settled in the Wallis Plains area near Maitland where John was a farmer.
John died on 13 November 1870 in Newcastle, and Mary died 1867, aged about 76. 6737/1867
http://familyhistory.davoweb.net/ (Davoweb)
Mary married John Smith (James Sidebottom) on 11 Jul 1814 in Church of England, Parramatta, St. John's, New South Wales, Australia.766 (John Smith (James Sidebottom) was born about 1787 in Manchester, England, United Kingdom and was buried on 15 Nov 1870 in Christchurch Burial Ground, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia 767.)
Marriage Notes:
Name:John Smith
Spouse Name:Mary Furber
Marriage Date:1814
Marriage Place:New South Wales
Registration Place:Parramatta, New South Wales
Registration Year:1814
Volume Number:V B
Ancestry.com. Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010.
No. 420. John Smith p Generel Hewit 25 of the Parish of St Phillips Sydney and Mary Furber of St Johns Parramatta 22 free were married in this church by banns this eleventh day of July in the Year One thousand eight hundred and fourteen by me Saml Marsden.
This Marriage was solemnized between Us John Smith, Mary Furber (both signed) in the presence of William Leverton and Elizabeth Leverton
REG/COMP/1; Description: Vol 01, Baptisms, 1790-1825; Marriages, 1789-1823; Burials, 1790-1825; Parish: St. John's Anglican Church Parramatta
Mary next married William Furber on 1 Jan 1808 in Church of England, Parramatta, St. John's NSW, Australia.897
Marriage Notes:
According to the Maitland News article this marriage occured in Penrith. According to the BDM's this marriage ocurred at Parramatta, either could be correct.
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